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Sunday, January 20, 2013

Dr. Raphael Stricker on Morgellons' Dermal Filamants

The following content was extracted from a UK website where doctors and researchers are actively publishing data from current and ongoing research, I encourage you to visit the site, download the complete 21 page article in PDF, and watch Dr. Raphael Stricker's video below.

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Characterization and evolution of dermal filaments from patients with Morgellons disease

Abstract:
Morgellons disease is an emerging skin disease characterized by
formation of dermal filaments associated with multisystemic symptoms and
tick-borne illness. Some clinicians hypothesize that these often
colorful dermal filaments are textile fibers, either self-implanted by
patients or accidentally adhering to lesions, and conclude that patients
with this disease have delusions of infestation. We present
histological observations and electron microscopic imaging from
representative Morgellons disease samples revealing that dermal
filaments in these cases are keratin and collagen in composition and
result from proliferation and activation of keratinocytes and
fibroblasts in the epidermis. Spirochetes were detected in the
dermatological specimens from our study patients, providing evidence
that Morgellons disease is associated with an infectious process.